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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan
<br />Kittitas County, Washington
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<br />Chapter 3: Community Profile 37
<br />The median household income in Kittitas County estimated in 2022 was $66,800, while 10.4% of
<br />households had an annual income of less than $15,000. Table 3-14 outlines the breakdown of income
<br />and benefits in Kittitas County.43F
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<br />Table 3-14. Income and Benefits (2022)
<br />Income
<br />Number of
<br />Households
<br />(Estimate)
<br />Percent
<br />Less than $10,000 1,088 5.7%
<br />$10,000 to $14,999 910 4.7%
<br />$15,000 to $24,999 1,318 6.8%
<br />$25,000 to $34,999 1,555 8.1%
<br />$35,000 to $49,999 2,593 13.5%
<br />$50,000 to $74,999 2,979 15.5%
<br />$75,000 to $99,999 2,118 11.0%
<br />$100,000 to $149,999 3,442 17.9%
<br />$150,000 to $199,999 1,540 8.0%
<br />$200,000 or more 1,707 8.9%
<br />Median Household Income $66,800
<br />Total Households 19,250
<br />3.8. CRITICAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
<br />Critical facilities are structures or other improvements that, because of its function, size, service area, or
<br />uniqueness, have the potential to cause serious bodily harm, extensive property damage, or disruption
<br />of vital socioeconomic activities if it is destroyed or damaged, or if its functionality is impaired. These
<br />include police and fire stations, utilities, government facilities, and hazardous materials facilities.44F
<br />45 Critical
<br />infrastructure is comprised of assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, which are so
<br />vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on
<br />security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.45F
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<br />For the purposes of this Plan, a critical facility is a local (non-state or federal) facility or infrastructure in
<br />either the public or private sector that provides essential products and services to the public, such as
<br />preserving the quality of life in Kittitas County fulfilling important public safety, emergency response, and
<br />disaster recovery functions. The loss of a critical facility would result in a severe economic or catastrophic
<br />impact and would affect the County’s ability to provide essential services that protect life and property.
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<br />44 Ibid.
<br />45 Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2017). National Flood Insurance Program, Community Rating
<br />System Coordinator’s Manual. Retrieved from
<br />https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_community-rating-system_coordinators-
<br />manual_2017.pdf.
<br />46 Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. (n.d.). Critical Infrastructure Sectors. Retrieved from
<br />https://www.cisa.gov/topics/critical-infrastructure-security-and-resilience/critical-infrastructure-sectors.
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